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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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